2 unknown bodies found in Baghdad

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Police forces on Tuesday found two unknown bodies in southeast of Baghdad, a police source said. “The forces found the two bodies in al-Baladiyat district and al-Re’asa neighborhood in western Sadr City in southeast of Baghdad,” the source told IraqiNews.com. “The two bodies bore signs of gunshot wounds to the head and the chest,” he added. Baghdad is the capital of Iraq and Baghdad province. With a municipal population estimated at 7,000,000, it is the largest city in Iraq. It is the second largest city in the Arab world (after Cairo) and the second largest city in southwest Asia (after Tehran). Located on the Tigris River, the city dates back to at least the 8th century, and probably to pre-Islamic times. Once the center of Dar al-Islam (the abode of Islam), Baghdad has been a center of violent conflict since 2003 because of the ongoing Iraq war. Baghdad’s population is a mix of Sunnis and Shiites. It is mainly divided into two sides: the west (al-Karkh) and the east (al-Rasafa). SH (P) 1